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Check out this great post by Lilyxoxoh – this is how I felt when I went on to my blog hiatus until I picked up the pieces and kicked myself up the bum. Definitely give this a read if you are feeling underwhelmed with your blog and looking for some inspiration as we all feel like this at some point as a blogger xo

I saw a post from littlebeautyblong called “Am i a good enough blogger?”

It inspired me to write about my thoughts on my blog and my insecurities and worries about it.

I started blogging in July. I had been wanting to blog forever! I just didn’t know when was the right time. Then i did it. I created my blog which was originally called “lilyxoxoh”

I was having fun at the time, writing posts, talking to other bloggers, and sharing my daily life. But quickly, i started becoming very inconsistent with posts. I don’t know if it’s laziness or no inspiration, maybe both. I wasn’t motivated enough to post about anything and i started deciding whether or not to just give up. It seemed as though i wasn’t a good blogger and had nothing to talk about.

I started taking frequent breaks that some have lasted a month. The blog…

Check out this post from CurrentlyLately – I love behind the scenes stories to the perfection that we as bloggers try to get in to our content! If you want more details in to getting a marble background, here is my post.

Today I got inspired to write a blog post that’s a bit different than anything I’ve ever done. I thought I would show you a little “behind-the-scenes” look at my flatlay-taking process! I’ve seen a handful of other bloggers do posts similar to this, and it always amazes me how different everyone’s process is. It’s kind of cool to think that we all take such different approaches to the same thing.

Anyway, so while I was taking flatlays over the weekend, I decided to snap a quick photo of the area surrounding my setup. I figured it would be the easiest way for me to go through everything, and, if you’re a visual person, get a better sense of what I’m talking about.

As you can see from the photo, taking flatlays is a pretty dysfunctional process for me! I once saw a tweet that described the process of setting…

Happy Monday Cheeleaders we have reached the penultimate stage in my 25 Gift Idea posts so today and tomorrow I’m focusing on the presents for the special people in your life as the previous 3 I think would probably be best for a Secret Santa.. Continue reading →

Day 3 of Blogmas and I am sharing with you my top 5 picks of presents that are under £10, now all of these presents I am so tempted to buy for myself because they are such great deals but I have to have some self control, Christmas is a time of giving presents to myself others and my bank balance will thank me later…

Alternative gifts weren’t something I gave much thought to, I originally discarded the idea and thought a Dove Gift Set paired with some socks (yes I am guilty of the sock gift too) would suffice, as I’m getting older I am starting to see how worthwhile some of the alternative options are and how affordable a lot of them are with a lot of them coming do the same amount as the average gift price. Continue reading →

Happy 1st of December Cheeleaders! It is finally one month until Christmas and I cannot be feeling more excited, I will be doing Blogmas this year instead of 12 Days of Christmas like I did last year, so today to kick it off I am bringing you my top 5 picks for gift ideas that are under £5. Continue reading →

I love getting nominated for blogger tags and awards, this nomination came from the lovely Alyssa Alley of Bride2Bride Blog and it is the Sunshine Blogger Award! It is an award given from bloggers to other bloggers, it is given to those who are creative, inspiring, and positive! I actually got nominated during my hiatus so it was nice to come back and see my nomination. Thank you Alyssa – go and check out her blog, she has just started blogging and her blog makes me want to start planning my own wedding and I’m not even engaged! Continue reading →

I am so excited to review these lipsticks, I was sent these very kindly by the brand owner Kerie before I went on hiatus and I have found it so hard not to use them as I didn’t want to blunt the bullets before I took my photos!

A bit of background, Krystal Kiss Cosmetics is an up and coming brand based in Wales, UK. It focuses on handmade lipsticks and liquid lipsticks using only natural and organic ingredients, their cosmetics are suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans. Krystal Kiss is very unique within its brand, because they offer a tailor made shade and texture service for a very affordable price. You can read more about the brand on the about page of their website.

Happy Sunday Cheeleaders! Today I am going to share with you possibly the second most exciting thing about my relaunch (next to becoming self hosted of course) and that is how I got my marble background for flatlay photos without spending a lot of money!